Dancing and singing parrot- it's name is Snowball the Cockatoo.

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4 X4 y0 M& M+ s5 sSCHERERVILLE, Ind. - Snowball the cockatoo can't get enough of the Backstreet Boys.
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The 11-year-old medium sulphur-crested cockatoo lifts his legs, squawks and bobs his head, flashing his bright yellow crest to the beat of the boy band's "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)." He even takes a bow with a vigorous bob of his head at the end of the 1997 pop tune.: d3 Q9 L! @7 H7 M; e

- r) F) l, F: _7 Q7 {) nWhen Snowball was given to a bird rescue shelter a few months ago, the man included the CD and instructions to watch his reaction.8 l" Y1 H& f. \7 ~7 R
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Irena Schulz said she almost fainted at the sight.2 L0 y  G9 g0 p
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"I'm thinking, 'What on earth is this? This is unreal,"' said Irena, who runs Bird Lovers Only Rescue with her husband, Chuck.. ?: ]; L9 A! _' `) v0 v- g! q

2 c, l8 r3 F2 Q+ ~3 w5 TThe couple said they have been contacted by people from around the world who have watched Snowball on the video-sharing website YouTube.
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The northwestern Indiana couple have more than 30 birds in their home and many are available for adoption. "He makes a great spokesbird for the rescue," Chuck Schulz said.  n2 ?' [" b7 o7 T1 A' q+ M

/ c- I* P6 W% U& jSnowball has found his permanent home.
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"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved."